English Heritage sites near Frocester Parish
NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW
2 miles from Frocester Parish
Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.
ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)
2 miles from Frocester Parish
A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.
KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE
7 miles from Frocester Parish
This 16th century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.
BLACKFRIARS
10 miles from Frocester Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
GREYFRIARS
10 miles from Frocester Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
10 miles from Frocester Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
Churches in Frocester Parish
Pubs in Frocester Parish
Frocester George
Peter Street, Frocester, GL10 3TQ
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